Attempting To Be A Domestic Goddess: Cleveleys

Saturday 29 October 2022

Enjoying The Lights!

Do you like Pina Colonics and getting caught in the rain? -

Homer Simpson

Welcome to my Saturday in Blackpool 🗼

Had a good night's sleep in the lovely bed!

Gets dressed.

Nice breakfast.

Then on goes the rain hat and rain mac.

It's going to be a wet day!

Off to the tram stop we go.

While waiting for the tram.

An ex-boyfriend I went out with 22 years ago walks past me, wearing a big lumo coat.

His partner was wearing a yellow lumo hat with the name of my ex-boyfriend on the front of hat in big red letters......

Oh dear, I had a lucky escape!

The tram arrived.

They got on the tram further up.

We stopped on the tram until Fleetwood.

We got off and it was still raining.

Off to look around Fleetwood Market.

I found a Bling market stall.

Got chatting to some women in there.

They hadn't visited Cleveleys, I told them there is some great Charity Shops there.

I bought myself some Bling!

Out of the market we went.

Got the newspaper.

Popped into Fleetwood Fabrics.

Got some bits.

Moved onto the Holistic Shop.

Got some nice crystals.

The only downside was, their card machine wasn't working.

Hubby went off to get some cash out of the machine.

I managed to scrape the amount together.

Once I bought them, out in the wind and rain I went to find hubby.

Met up with hubby, and had enough of this wind and rain.

Nice Pillar Box topper↓

We didn't look further at anymore Charity shops and hopped onto the tram to Cleveleys.

Once we got off the tram,

It's Charity Shop time....

Loads of nice bargains we got.

Then it was Coffee Time!

After that liquid refreshment.

Onto the next Charity Shop, where they were playing some 50's and 60's music.

I started to sing along like you do.

The woman behind the till asked, "Who was singing this song?"

I replied, "Fats Domino!"

"Correct!" She said.

Then a woman came over, wagging her finger at me.

It was the woman at Fleetwood Market from earlier, she finally discovered the Charity Shops at Cleveleys!

We carried on looking at one side of the road, crossed over and looked at them on the otherside of the road.

We got some nibbles from Poundland.

Then back on the tram back to the hotel.

Time to wear yet more sequins!

Now out for some dinner.

Nice views from the top of the Velvet Coaster.

We caught the tram from the Pleasure Beach down to Starr Gate.

We got off at Starr Gate.

We caught the tram to Little Bispham

Got off and got back on.

All the way back to the South Shore.

Then back to the Hotel to pack up ready to leave for tomorrow.

Quick look in the newspaper...

UK No.1 on this day in 1977:

Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie.

US No.1 on this day in 1966

Question Mark and the Mysterians - 96 Tears.

Now to use the big bed.....

Night all x

Sunday 29 May 2022

Beach Time!

Meet me in the bedroom in five minutes and bring a cattle prod - Woody Allen.

Welcome to our Sunday in Blackpool 🗼

I woke up at 5.30am, couldn't sleep for the loud snoring from Sleeping Beauty.

I enjoyed a cup of brew.

Hubby wakes up when I put on the table lamp.

I make him a cup of tea.

I write out the postcards.

I have a hot shower before breakfast.

Lovely breakfast.

Now out we go...

Tram time.

Back on the tram to ...

Looks in more Charity Shops.

Coffee time in Costa Coffee.

While we sat there, someone was preaching to a man about Jesus. Reading it outloud from his phone!

We bought a Parasol for the beach later.

Looked at the beach.
Into Home Bargains to look about.

Catches the tram back to the B&B.

Drops off bargains.

Collects things for the beach.

Waits for the tram.

Goes to Velvet Rollercoaster for lunch.

Now to hit the beach!

The parasol lasted only half an hour as it broke in the wind!

Didn't like the look of those dark clouds coming over.

The Go-Karts track isn't there no more.

While we waited at the tram stop.

A tram went past us on the other line down to Star Gate.

While we stood waiting, a six year was playing with her younger sister's pushchair, until it fell backwards. Both parents just sat there and let it happen!

One woman just looks at me is disbelief as one of the parents picked up the pushchair.

When we get on the tram, two kids aged between 6-7 were dangling off the hand straps and standing on the near-by seats. Their mum and grandma ignored them, until they heard my eyes roll.One tells them to get down and sit by them. One passenger then gets on, and puts his rucksack down on the seat next to himself.

I was glad to get off at the next stop.

We hit the corner shop for more supplies.

Tea time.

Back to the room to plan out tomorrow.